Holder for sales-checks.



G. T. RASGHIGK. HOLDER PoR SALES CHECKS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT.21,1908.

943,785, l Patented Dec. 21, 1909.

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CHARLES T. RASCI-IICK, 0F ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONALCHECKING COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF MINNESOTA.

HOLDER FOR SALES-CHECKS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 21, 1908.

Patented Dec. 21, 1909. serial No. 454,070.

To all whom tt may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES T. R-Asorricir, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State ofMinnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Holders forSales-Checks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to yimprovements in holders for sales checks andmore particularly to a device for supporting coupon sales checks inwhich their stubs may be retained, the device being intended to bereadily attached to and supported on a belt which is worn by the userthe object being more particularly to provide an improved mechanicaldevice whereby waiters and sales-uien may be supplied with sales checksfor delivery to purchasers and yet be compelled to retain the stubstogether for return to the proprietor and thus keep an accurate accountof the number of sales made.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification Figure 1is a side view of my invention a detail portion of a belt being shown towhich the device is secured; F ig. 2 is a plan view of the partsillustrated in Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from whichthe retainer is formed for holding the stubs of the checks in thedevice.

In the drawings A represents a suitable frame or case made out of sheetmetal which is formed with a bottom 2, side 3 and end ll, said side andend being secured together by means of a flange 5 which is soldered orotherwise fastened to one of said parts.

To the bottom of the device is suitably secured a vertical spindle Bwhich is provided with a series of lock shoulders or ratchet teeth 6.These teeth have abrupt substantially horizontal shoulders 7 andinwardly and upwardly slanting faces 8.

Checks C are provided, each of which comprises a stub 9 and a coupon 10separated by perforations 11 whereby the check coupon may be readilydetached. The checks are numbered consecutively and both the stub andcoupon bear such number and another number corresponding to the waitersnumber.` The coupon is also printed with one or a series of numeralsindicating value, it being intended that the sales-man or waiter shallpunch the number on the coupon corresponding with the amount of the saleor debt contracted, after detaching the same from the stub then deliverthe check coupon to the customer. The stubs are mounted in numericalorder on the spindle and secured thereon by a retainer D which holdssaid stubs down tightly under spring pressure in the case thus enablingthe coupons to be readily detached. The stubs are fastened in bound formby stitching 11 to prevent them from being separated.

The retainer D consists of a spring metal plate 12 in the form of ablank as illustrated in Fig. 3 which is bent between its ends forming asubstantially horizontal presser piece 13 and a substantially horizontalspring 14 which is connected to said presser piece by a substantiallyvertical web 15. The end of the plate 12 projecting from the presserpiece is turned up and forms a stop 16 by which the spring 14C islimited in movement when pressed down. The spring and presser piece haveopenings 17 and 18 through which the spindle passes, the opening 17admitting the spindle freely and the opening 18 having a straight edge19 which is adapted to engage below the shoulders 7 of the teeth 6 onthe spindle when the retainer is pressed down. j

To disengage the retainer from the teeth and slide it up upon thespindle the outer end of the spring 14 is pulled up the auxiliary spring30 permitting the spring 1st to disengage from the teeth so that theretainer can be lifted olf of the spindle. Vtlhen the retainer isadjusted to the holder it is placed over the spindle and the portionadjoining the end l is pressed down, the spring automatically engagingthe teeth and sliding over the beveled faces 8 thereof. r1`he width ofthe plate 12 forming the retainer is sutlicient to prevent the retainerfrom turning upon the spindle in the case. The auxiliary spring 30 is inthe form of a tongue stamped out of the plate 12 and is curved upwardlysweeping and pressing against the end l of the case and holding thespring 14 normally in engagement with the teeth on the spindle butpermitting the retainer to be disengaged from said teeth when theretainer' is pushed toward the end 4.

Upon the side 3 ofthe case is a spring clip E of ordinary constructionby which the holder can be easily and quickly detachably secured to abelt or other support 20. As shown the clip E is in the form of a lever2l fulcrumed upon a shaft 22 which is mounted upon a pair of supports Q3on the side 3 of the holder. A coil spring 24 is secured on the shaftand has its ends bearing against the side 3. A portion of the springintermediate of its ends bears against the thumb piece Q5 on the lever,causing the lower end 26 of the lever to bear down toward the side 3 andengage the belt. lTeeth 27 are shown stamped in the lever so as to forma secure engagement with the belt.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principlesof operation of my invention together with apparatus which I nowconsider to represent the best embodiment thereof but I desire to haveit understood that the construction shown is only illustrative and thatthe invention can be carried out by other means and applied to usesother than those above set forth within the scope of the followingclaims.

Having described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protectby Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the class set forth, comprising, in combination, a casehaving a side end and floor, a spindle mounted upon said floor ha ringai set of racl; teeth thereon, a retainer adapted to engage the teethand hold checks upon said spindle and means carried by said case forattaching the device to a support, said retainer having a springpressing against the end of the case to hold the retainer in engagementwith the teeth and permitting the retainer to be disengaged from saidteeth and removed from said spindle.

2. A device of the class set forth, comprising, in combination, a casefor holding a stack of checks, a spindle mounted in said case having aset of rack teeth and a retainer mounted upon said spindle having apresser element bearing down upon the checks, a spring engaging theteeth and exerting downward force upon said presser element and anauxiliary spring holding the first mentioned spring in engagement withsaid teeth and permitting it to be disengaged to allow the retainer tobe raised.

3. A device of the class set forth, comprising, in combination, a caseadapted to hold a stack of checks, a spindle mounted in said case overwhich the checks are passed and a retainer through which said spindle isinserted and adapted to hold said checks down under spring pressure,said spindle having a set of rack teeth and said retainer having apresser plate, a spring extending above said presser plate to engagebelow said teeth, a stop to limit the downward movement of said springand an auxiliary spring pressing against said case to hold the firstmentioned spring in engagement with said teeth.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES T. RASCHICK.

fitnesses H. L. FISCHER, R. A. FISCHER.

